RedClayGardener
Garden Ornament
Has anyone ever used Tansy in their garden to keep away squash bug? I saw it advertised in a seed catalogue and and wondered if it worked.
Tansy
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journey11
Garden Master
I have a bunch of tansy that was in my flowerbeds when I moved here and I've been trying to kill it for some time now! Didn't know that it could be used in companion planting though.
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RedClayGardener
Garden Ornament
Sounds like it might not be worth it if it is so invasive... I still regret planting morning glories. What was I thinking!
Hattie the Hen
Deeply Rooted
I think it was one of the herbs that were used indoors in medieval times to strew on the floor to keep the flee population under control.
***You must take great care in using it as it can be very dangerous***
http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/learn/tansy.php
http://landscaping.about.com/od/herbplants/p/tansy_plants.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy *** I see that tansy has been used in Australia to keep ants away.....!! Now that seems very useful.
Hattie 
